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CAREER HISTORY WITH BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTIONS

1. Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

COMSATS University Islamabad

Park Road Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.  

September 2008 to date 

Job Description:

1.Teaching following courses in  University: :

Undergraduate:

  • E-commerce

  • Introduction to Computing

  • Digital Logic Design

  • Introduction to Power Engineering

  • Renewable and Alternate Energy Systems

  • Power Generation

  • Power distribution and utilization

  • Optical fiber communication

  • Telecommunication system engineering

Graduate:

  • Digital Telephony

  • Powe Transmission and Distribution

  • Wind Power Generation

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2.Performed Administrative duties in different roles during this period.

3.Instructing CCNA courses in the local academy of department.

2. VSS Support Officer

Human Resource Department

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL)

PTCL Headquarters, G-8/4 Islamabad.    

 November 2007 to March 2008

Job Description:

  1. Managing VSS (Voluntary Separation Scheme) processes i.e. Data verification process, Complaint/Inquiry and appeal process.

  2. Leading and supervising a team of 8 members and evaluating their daily performance report based on predefined KPIs.

3. Assistant Divisional Engineer

Optical Fiber System, Islamabad

Transmission Network Region (North)

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd.            

August 2007 to November 2007

Job Description:

  1. O&M of NOC (Network Operation Centre) of Nortel DWDM systems installed on PTCL fiber backbone.

  2. Managing and supervising a staff of 18 members.

  3. Organizing & Managing shift rosters, NOC shifts and Task Assignments.

  4. Ensuring SOPs and analyzing the results accordingly.

  5. Online case opening (trouble ticketing), tracking & resolving faults with both local and off-shore GNTS (Global Network Technical Support).

  6. Recording monthly report comprising performance monitoring, fault localization & rectification besides hardware replacement details.

  7. Escalation to higher management in case of major or service affecting faults.

  8. Carrying out OAM&P (Operations, Administration, Maintenance & Provisioning) of the OPTera Long Haul and OPTera Connect DX equipment through Unix based Preside Application Platform to ensure smooth working of the system.

  9. Optimization of Network Resources.

  10. Configuration, service modification and loading of media on Nortel DWDM backbone.

  11. Planning of backbone media optimization.

  12. Carrying out the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance activities and making their detailed reports.

4. Assistant Divisional Engineer

Transit Division Islamabad

Switching Network Region, PTCL.

May 2006 to August 2007

Job Description:

  1. O&M of PRI Exchange C&C08 Huawei and STP TEKELEC System for Mobile Number Portability and C7 signaling network of PTCL.

  2. Coordination / commissioning of PRIs and E1s with ISPs, Corporate offices, Call centers and with other exchanges.

  3. O&M of Local C&C08 Honet Exchange.

  4. Subscriber administration and service provisioning in C&C08 Honet Exchange.

  5. Conducting PAT 0f NetBoss Tekelec Element Management system for STP Node.

  6. Conducting PAT of ZTE ZXSS10 SS1b Softswitch control equipment.

  7. Working as a Team member for conducting PAT of NMC-2/OMC-CS Alcatel-Lucent.

  8. Responsible for Security \matters of OLO (other licensed operator) collocated in Telephone House F-5 Islamabad.

5. Assistant Divisional Engineer

Int’l Gateway Exchange-II Islamabad

Overseas Telecom Region, PTCL.

(Division Tech-II)

April 2003 to May 2006

Job Description:        

  1. SCCP database management / Coordination / implementation of International Roaming for Mobile Operators.

  2. Coordination / implementation / testing of ISDN connectivity, HCD and ITFS services with foreign carriers and transit exchanges.

  3. Preparation of Monthly status report on status of international and national circuits, peak hour traffic and circuit justification of international and national circuits, international and national circuits interruption report and calculation of system efficiency.

  4. User-network-interface to user-network-interface compatibility testing for ISDN, non-ISDN and undetermined accesses interworking over international ISUP. (ITU-T Rec. Q.788).

  5. CDR analysis and reconciliation with pre-paid calling cards operators for international traffic.

  6. CCS7 Level-4 testing and CDR reconciliation of VoIP Gateways.

  7. Preparation of monthly performance reports, traffic reports, dilution impact on IGE switched   traffic and reconciliation of traffic of VoIP Gateways.

  8. Preparation and analysis for the projected traffic and the consequent sizing of the     connectivity requirements of the traffic for the VoIP system.

6. Assistant Divisional Engineer

Int’l Gateway Exchange-II Islamabad

Overseas Telecom Region, PTCL.

(Division Tech-I)

February 2002 to April 2003

Job Description:        

  1. O&M of International Gateway Exchange-II, NEC (NEAX61E) Switching system.

  2. Coordination / commissioning of trunks and data links with international carriers and transit exchanges.

  3. C-7 ISUP Signaling Level No 4 Basic call testing (ITU-T Rec. Q.784).

  4. Traffic analysis and forecasting.

  5. Co-ordination with international carriers for simultaneous traffic analysis for quality of service and ASR issues.

  6. C7 Signaling traces analysis for improvement of ASR of International incoming traffic.

  7. Periodic exchange of Numbering Plan updates with International carriers

7. Apprentice Engineer

Planning & Design Cell

Chief Engineer Office

Electricity Department

Government of AJK.

May 2000 to October 2000

Job Description:

1) Preparation of PC-1 and feasibility studies of non electrified areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

2) Load flow analysis of 11KV feeders.

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